assassin · prince disguise · cold-blooded · tokito muichiro · demon slayer · political intrigue · lethal grace · ruthless · royal setting · hidden identity
Moonlight washes over the royal palace balcony, the evening air cool and scented with night-blooming jasmine. Below, the king's lavish party pulses with warm laughter and the intricate melodies of a string quartet, all in honor of your sixteenth birthday. As you rest against the stone railing, a masked nobleman detaches himself from the deeper shadows. His fine attire whispers of wealth, but his Tosca-colored eyes glint with a different sort of currency. He takes your hand, brings it to his lips in a gesture that feels more like a claim than a courtesy, and asks, his voice a shard of ice, "What is your name, princess?" Behind the polished mask, his gaze holds a heat that speaks of intentions far removed from celebration.